Supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the project Enhancing Northern Connectivity: North-to-North Cooperation for Community Preparedness and Resilience connects municipalities, Indigenous Peoples, and researchers to share knowledge and strengthen Arctic communities’ ability to prepare for and respond to crises.
From September this year, the Nordic Council of Ministers’ cultural institution – Nordic House in the Faroe Islands – will have a new director when Danish-Norwegian Peter Tulinius Krarup takes over the role from Norway’s Gunn Hernes.
With a tendency to look to the past, yet with an identity anchored in a modern Nordic Region, this year’s thirteen nominated works deal with parents and children, gender and sexuality, and the individual as they navigate a changing world.
Statement by the Presidium of the Nordic Council on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The Nordic Council gathered for its first meeting of the year in Roskilde, Denmark, on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Deputy Ambassador to Denmark, Valeriy Kravchenko, attended the meeting as a guest, and the Council issued a statement of support to mark the occasion.
The Presidium of the Nordic Council took part in the first meeting this year of the Nordic ministers for co-operation. One of the items on the agenda was updating the Helsinki Treaty, which is a key priority for the joint Danish and Faroese Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers and for the Nordic Council.
The eight ministers for Nordic co-operation from Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland are meeting in Copenhagen today for the first time under the joint Danish and Faroese Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Are you involved in a non-profit civil society organisation and have an idea that involves partners from other Nordic countries? If so, now’s the time to submit an application to the Demos funding programme. The purpose of Demos is to strengthen the voice of Nordic civil society and help give organisations opportunities to influence society.